Flow Chart Symbols
Flow Chart Symbols
Flowchart
In the previous section of this chapter, we have learnt to write algorithms, i.e. step-bystep process of solving a problem. We can also show these steps in graphical form by using some symbols. This is called flowcharting.
Flowchart Symbols
Some of the standard symbols along with respective function(s) that are used for making flowchart are as follows:

Qus. 1 : The graphical representation of algorithm is
- program
- Flowchart
- statement
- Algorithm
- Oval
- Rectangle
- Arrow
- Diamond
- Rectangle
- A Circle
- Parallelogram
- A Diamond
- Better programming
- easy testing and debugging
- Efficient Coding
- All
- Terminal
- Process
- Input/Output
- Decision
- stack
- macro
- micro
- union
- Square
- Circle
- Parallelogram
- Triangle
- arrow
- circle
- box
- parallelogram
- Rectangle
- Oval
- Parallelogram
- Diamond
- Input/Output
- Decision
- Arithmetic instruction
- Start/Stop
- Diamond
- Oval
- square
- Both A and B
- Arrow
- Oval
- Rectangle
- Diamond
- Parallelogram
- Circle
- Rectangle
- Diamond
- Uses minimum symbols
- Has only one loop
- Produces correct output for all valid inputs
- Uses standard variable names
- Input/Output operation
- Processing step
- Decision making
- Loop termination
- Use of multiple terminators
- Absence of comments
- Use of rectangles instead of parallelograms
- A decision block with paths that do not reconverge logically